Tropical storms

The most dominant wind direction is known as

• Swash

• The prevailing wind

• Trade winds

• Fetch

The Milankovitch cycle that is concerning the 'wobble' of the Earth on its axis is known as

• Eccentricity

• Axial tilt

• Precession

The centre of a tropical storm is known as

• the eye

• the eye wall

• area of low pressure

• the most destructive

Tropical storms are huge areas of

• High pressure

• Low pressure

The area between the Hadley and the Ferrel cell is

• High pressure

• Low pressure

For a tropical cyclone to form the sea needs to be

• Above 28 degrees and 70m deep

• Above 27 degrees and 50m deep

• Above 27 degrees and 70m deep

• Above 25 degrees and 70m deep

The route of a tropical cyclone is known as

• the path

• the road

• the track

A huge dome of water underneath a storm is called

• thermal expansion

• tsunami

• storm surge

• destructive waves

The greenhouse effect is necessary for life

• True

• False

Air deflecting to the right as it moves northwards is known as

• coriolis effect

• trade winds

• jet streams

• thermohaline